Serving the public: African academic libraries and outreach services
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Date
2021-10-06
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National Information Workers Association of Namibia
Abstract
Academic libraries are sources of information and services, which serve not only the
academic community but also the general public. The libraries serve as preservers and disseminators
of information, adding value to the public as they give access to information through outreach services.
As such, public users of different disciples including farmers, entrepreneurs, professionals, household
members, industries and other similar groups in the public are the beneficiaries of the information
held in the academic libraries. This paper discusses the issues, challenges and solutions of outreach
services provided by the University Library of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) in
Nigeria and Sokoine National Agricultural Library – the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania.
The paper generally discusses academic library services offered to the non-academic community for
the aim of extending access to information resources held in the academic libraries.
Description
Conference paper pp. 248-257
Keywords
Outreach services, Academic library, Library services, Nigeria, Tanzania.